Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BDV-T37 Sony
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©2010 Sony Corporation 4-178-243- 13 (1) Operating Instructions BDV -E870 / E570 / E470 / E370 / T57 / T37 Blu-ray Disc/DVD Home Theatr e System.
2 US Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d s pace, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventilat ion o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place the naked fl ame sourc es such as lighted candles on the appar atus.
3 US – Consu lt the de aler or an expe rien ced rad io/T V tec hni cian for h elp . CAUTION You ar e cautioned that any cha nges or modifi cations no t expres sly approved in t his manual c ould void your authori ty to operate this equipme nt. Important Safety Instructions 1) Read th ese instruc tions.
4 US Copyrights and Trademarks • This produc t incorpor ates copyright p rotection t echnology that is protected by U. S. patents an d other in tel lectua l prop erty rights.
5 US About The se Operat ing Instructions • The instru ctions in t hese Oper ating I nstruc tions descri be the co ntro ls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the unit if they have the s ame or similar names as those on the remote.
6 US Table of Cont ents About T hese Opera ting Instruc tions ....... 5 Unpac king .......... ........... ............... ........... 7 Index to Parts and Con trol .............. ...... 10 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Sys tem ....... 15 Step 2: Connecting the Sys tem .
7 US Unpacking BDV-E870 • Fron t spea kers (2) • Surr ound s peake rs (2) • Cente r speaker (1) • Sub woofe r (1) • FM wire antenn a (aerial) (1 ) • Spe aker co rds (3 , blue/gr ay/ green).
8 US BDV-E570/BDV-E470/BDV-T57 • Fro nt sp eakers ( 2) • Sur roun d speaker s (2) • C enter sp eake r (1) • Sub woo fer (1) • FM wire an tenna (aerial) (1) • Spe aker cor ds (6, white/r ed.
9 US BDV-E370/BDV-T37 Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by ma tching the 3 and # ends on the batteri es to the markings inside the comp artment.
10 US Index to Parts and Co ntrol For mo re in forma tion, refer to th e pages indica ted in pa renthe ses. A " / 1 (on/stan dby) Turns on the u nit, or sets i t to standby mode. B Play operation buttons Z (open/close) (page 32) Opens or c loses the d isc t ray.
11 US About the indications in the front panel display A Displ ays the curre nt sound f ormat. B Lights up when outputting 1920 × 1080p/24 Hz video signals. C Lights up when outputting 720p/1080i/ 1080p video signals from the HDMI OUT jack or 720p/1080i vi deo signals from the COMPONENT V IDEO OUT jacks.
12 US A (USB) port (page 33) B LAN (100) terminal (page 2 7) C COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (page 23) D VIDEO OU T jack (page 23) E HDMI OUT jack (page 23) F EZW-T100 slot (page 42) G AUDIO (AUDIO IN L/R) jacks (page 25) H A.
13 US Number 5, AUDIO, VOL +, and N bu ttons have a ta ctile dot. Use t he tactile dot as a reference when operating th e remote. • : For TV opera tions (For details , see “Controlling Your TV with the Suppl ied Remote” (page 52).) A THEATER (page 48) Switches to the optimum video mo de for watching mo vies automatically.
14 US F Playback operati on buttons See “P laybac k” (page 32) . . / > (previous/next) Skip to the prev ious/nex t chap ter, track, or file. (replay/advance) Briefl y replay the curr ent scenes for 10 second s./B riefly f ast for wards the curr ent scenes for 15 secon ds.
15 US Getting Started Step 1: Insta lling the Sy stem For the b est pos sible s urroun d soun d, place a ll spea kers at the sam e dist ance fr om the listeni ng pos ition ( A ).
16 US Getting Started To add the optional surround back speakers You ca n enjoy 7. 1 surro und sound by purc hasing the Wir eless Surroun d Speak er Kit (W AHT-S BP2, opti onal). The op tional produ ct li neup di ffers dependi ng on t he area . For the positi on of the surroun d back speaker s, refe r the il lustrat ion belo w ( C ).
17 US Getting Started To disassemble the speaker (Front sp eakers of BDV-E870 only) 1 Disconnect the spea ker cords from th e speaker. 2 Remove the screw (pre-installed) at the rear of t he speaker. This scre w is used when r eassembling the speaker. Be sure not to lose th e screw.
18 US Getting Started 4 Pull out the speaker cord from the bottom of the lower part of the speaker. The r emoved speaker cord is used whe n insta lling the spea ker on a wall. 5 Remove the protection paper from the speaker-bottom cover, then attach the speaker- bottom cover to the bottom of the upper part of the speaker.
19 US Getting Started To install the speakers on a w all Before instal ling the sp eaker s on a wa ll, connec t the sp eaker cord to th e speak er. Be sure to match the s peaker cord s to the app ropriate termin als on the s peakers: the speaker cord with the c olo r tub e to 3 , and the speaker c ord without the col or tube to # .
20 US Getting Started 2 Fasten the screws to th e wall. 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 inch ) 219 mm ( 8 5 / 8 inches) For the center speaker For the other speakers 8 to 10 mm ( 11 / 32 to 13 / 32 in.
21 US Getting Started 3 Hang the speakers on the screws. 5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch) 10 mm ( 13 / 32 inch) Hole on th e back of the spea ker Rear of the speake r.
22 US Getting Started Step 2 : Connecting the System For conn ectin g the sy stem, r ead the in format ion on th e follow ing page s. Do not connec t the AC power cord (mains lead) of t he unit to a wa ll outlet (mains ) until all the other connec tions a re made .
23 US Getting Started This conne ction s ends a video signal to the TV. Depending on t he jacks on your TV, select th e connection meth od. * The HDMI cable is sup plied with BDV-E3 70 (Latin American mod els), BDV-T57, and BDV-T37 onl y. Method 1: HDMI cable ( A ) connection If your TV has an H DMI jack , conn ect to the TV wi th an H DMI cabl e.
24 US Getting Started This co nnection sends an au dio sig nal to the un it from the TV. To lis ten to TV so und via the system , perform th is connection. With a digita l audio connecti on, the system re ceives a Dolby Dig ital multiplex bro adcast signal a nd you can e njoy mu ltiplex broadca st sound .
25 US Getting Started When you connect the system and other compone nts to the TV, video si gnals fr om the sy stem an d the compon ents ar e sent to the TV, and audio si gnals f rom th e compo nents ar e sent to th e system as follow s. You ca n enjoy conn ected co mponen ts via the sys tem’s sp eakers .
26 US Getting Started To connect the antenna (aerial) Note • Be sure to fully e xtend th e FM wire antenna ( aerial) . • Afte r connecting the FM wir e antenna ( aerial), keep it as hori zontal as possible.
27 US Getting Started Wired Setup Use a LAN cable to co nnect t o the LAN (1 00) terminal on the unit. USB Wireless Setup Use a wirele ss LAN via the USB Wirele ss LAN Adap ter (Sony UW A-BR100* onl y) (suppl ied with BDV-E570 and BDV-T57). The USB Wireless LAN Adapte r may no t be avail able in some re gions/countrie s.
28 US Getting Started Step 3 : Performing the Easy Se tup Before performing Step3 Make s ure all connect ions are secure, and then conne ct the AC power cord (mai ns le ad). Follow the Ste ps below to make the basic adjus tments for usin g the syst em.
29 US Getting Started 5 Perform the [Easy Setup]. Follow the on-screen instructions t o make the basic settings usi ng C / X / x / c , an d . For det ails a bout [ Auto C alibrat ion] setting s in [Easy Setup] , see “Calibrating the Approp riate Settings Au tomatically” (page 49).
30 US Getting Started Step 5 : Enjoying Surround Sound After perfor ming the previo us Steps and sta rting playbac k, you ca n easily e njoy surrou nd sound . You can al so sel ect pr e-progr ammed surr ound s etting s that a re tai lored to diffe rent k inds of sou nd sour ces.
31 US Getting Started Note • W hen you selec t “A.F.D. MULT I,” depending on the disc or source, th e beginning of th e sound may be cut off while t he optim um mode is a utomati cally se lected. To avoid cutting the so und, se lect “A. F.D. STD.
32 US Playing a Disc For pl ayable d iscs, see “Playable Discs” (page 6 9). 1 Switch the i nput selector on yo ur TV so that the si gnal from th e system appears on you r TV screen. 2 Press Z , and place a disc on the disc tray. 3 Press Z to cl ose the disc t ray.
Pl ayb a ck 33 US Playing from a USB Device You can play vide o/musi c/photo f iles on the connect ed USB device . For playab le types of files, see “Playab le Ty pes of Fil es” ( page 7 0). 1 Connect the US B device to the (USB) por t on the unit.
34 US To operate the iPod using the remote You ca n operat e the iPo d using the buttons on the remote. The followin g table shows an exam ple of butt ons that can be use d. Note • The iPo d is ch arge d whe n con nect ed to the sys tem while the system is tu rned on.
Pl ayb a ck 35 US Available Option s Various settings and play back o peration s are availabl e by pres sing OP TIONS. The availa ble items di ffer de pending on the situ ation.
36 US When t he sound do es not ma tch the pic tures on the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between the pic ture an d sound. 1 Press SY STEM MENU. 2 Press X / x repeatedl y unti l “A/V SYN C” appears in the fron t panel display, then press or c .
Sound Adjustm ent 37 US Selectin g the Effect to Suit the So urce You ca n se lect a s uitabl e soun d mode for m ovies or mu sic. Press SOUND MODE repeatedly during playback until the desired mode appears in the front panel displ ay.
38 US displayed two or more times, the B D/DVD VIDEO is record ed in multiple audio formats. x DVD-VR The typ es of s ound tr acks rec orded o n a di sc are disp layed.
Sound Adjustm ent 39 US 2 Press X / x rep eate dly un til “ NIGH T MODE” app ears in the front panel display, then press or c . 3 Press X / x to selec t a setting. • “NIGHT ON”: On. • “NIGHT OFF ”: Off . 4 Press SYSTEM MENU. The system menu tu rns off.
40 US Listenin g to th e Radio You ca n enjoy ra dio sou nd wit h the syst em’s spe akers. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “TUNER FM” appears in the front panel display. 2 Select the radio station. Auto matic tuni ng Press an d hold TUNING +/– until the auto scanni ng star ts.
T uner 41 US 5 Press X / x to select th e preset nu mber you w ant. Ti p • Y ou can select the pre set number directl y by pressing the number button s. 6 Press . “COMP LETE” ap pears i n the front panel displa y, and th e station is stored. 7 Repeat Steps 2 to 6 to store other stations.
42 US Using an S-AIR Product When yo u purc hase the S-AIR product , you need to pe rform the follo wing settings t o activate wireless transmi ssion. About S-AIR products There ar e two typ es of S-AI R product . • S -AIR ma in uni t (t his un it) : This is fo r transmitt ing sound.
External A udio De vice 43 US 3 Make sure to use the same screws to secure the wireless transmitter. Note • D o not use other screws to fas ten the wireless transm itter .
44 US You ca n enjoy t he syste m’s so und in ano ther room by using the S-AIR rece iver. 1 Press HOM E. The hom e menu ap pears on the TV scr een. 2 Press C / c to select [Setu p]. 3 Press X / x to select [System Settings], then press . 4 Press X / x to select [S-AIR Setting s], then press .
External A udio De vice 45 US Whe n using S-AI R prod ucts, neigh bors m ay also rec eive your sys tem’s soun d if IDs ar e the same , or you may receive sound fr om neighb ors. To prevent th is, you can identif y the unit with a specif ic S- AIR s ub uni t by perf orming the pairing op erati on.
46 US 4 Press X / x to select [S-AIR Setting s], then press . The [S -AIR Setti ngs] di spla y appe ars. 5 Press X / x to select [RF Change], then press . 6 Press X / x to select the desired setting, then press . •[ A u t o ] : N orm ally se lect th is.
Other Operati ons 47 US Using th e Contr ol for HDMI F unction fo r “BRAVIA” Sy nc This func tion is availabl e on TVs with the “BRA VIA” S ync fun ction .
48 US 6 Press X / x to select the setting, then press . •[ O n ] : On. • [Off]: Off . (System Power Off) When yo u turn th e TV off by using the PO WE R button on th e TV’s remote or TV " / 1 on the system’ s remote, the system tur ns off automaticall y.
Other Operati ons 49 US (Audio Return Channel) The syst em can rece ive the digital a udio signa l of the TV vi a an HDM I cable when you r TV is compatible with the Audio Return Cha nnel functi on. You ca n enjoy TV sound vi a the system by usin g just on e HDMI cable.
50 US 7 Press . [Auto Ca libration ] starts. The sy stem adjus ts the s peake r setti ngs automaticall y. Be quiet during the measurement. Note • Before [A uto Calib ration], make sure tha t the surround a mplifier turns on and you insta ll the surround a mplifie r in the appropr iate loca tion.
Other Operati ons 51 US [Subwoofer] [Yes] x [Dis tance ] When you m ove the spea kers, be sure to set the param eters of the di stanc e ( A ) from the list ening position to the speake rs. You can set th e parameters from 0 to 23 feet (0.0 to 7.0 meters ).
52 US 9 Press X / x to select [Off], then press . Note • The test tone signals are not output from the HDMI OUT jack. Ti p • To a djust the volume o f all the s peakers at one ti me, press VO L +/–. Using the Sleep T imer You ca n set the system to turn off at a pres et time, so you can fall asleep listen ing to music.
Other Operati ons 53 US Saving Pow er in Stan dby Mode Check that the following settin gs are ma de: – [Control f or HDMI] in [HDMI Settings] is set to [Off] (pag e 47). – [Stan dby] in [S-AIR Settings] is set to [Off] (page 4 4). – [Quick St art Mode] is s et to [Off] (page 58).
54 US Using the Setu p Display You ca n make variou s adjus tments o f item s such as pictur e and sou nd. Selec t (Set up) on th e home m enu wh en you need to change the set tings of th e system .
Settings and Adjustments 55 US x [Screen Format] [Origi nal] : Select this when c onnecting to a TV with a wid e-mod e func tion. Displ ays a 4:3 scr een pi cture i n 16:9 aspec t rati o even o n a wide -scree n TV. [Fixed Aspect Ratio] : Chan ges the pic ture si ze to fi t the scr een s iz e with th e orig in al pi ctur e aspect ra tio.
56 US [Off]: Outputs the primary audio only. Se lect this when o utputting HD audio signals to an AV recei ver. x [Audio DRC] You ca n compr ess the d ynamic r ange of th e sound t rack. [Auto] : Perform s play back at the dy namic range specifie d by the disc (BD-ROM only).
Settings and Adjustments 57 US Ente r the code f or your la nguage b y referri ng to “Lang uage Co de List” (page 74) . x [BD Hybrid Di sc Playback Layer] [BD ] : Plays BD la yer. [DVD/CD]: Plays DVD o r CD layer. x [BD Internet Connect ion] [Allow]: Normall y select this.
58 US x [S-AIR Se ttings] Yo u can se t u p the S -AI R se tting s. F or det ail s, see “Usi ng an S-A IR Product ” (page 4 2). [ID]: You can set the I D of the syst em. [Pairi ng]: You c an pair the system an d S-AIR sub unit, such as a surr ound amp lifier or S-AIR recei ver.
Settings and Adjustments 59 US [Manua l]: D ownlo ads dis c info rmat ion whe n you se lect [Pla yback History Li st] or [Informa tion Display] in the options menu. x [Div X ® VOD] (Except for U.S. models ) You ca n display the registra tion or deregi strat ion co de for t his sys tem, or dere gister this system afte r regi strat ion.
60 US Precau tion s On safety • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do no t place obje cts filled with liqu ids, such as vas es, on the system, or place the system n ear water, su ch as near a bathtub or shower room.
Additio nal Informat ion 61 US On moving the system • Before moving the system, make sure that there is no disc inserted, and remove the AC power cord (mains lead) from the wall outle t (mains). Notes ab out the Discs On handling discs • To keep the dis c clean, handle the disc by its edge .
62 US Troublesh ooting If you exp erience any of th e following diffi culties while us ing the system, use this troublesho oting guide to h elp remedy the problem before requesting r epairs. Shoul d any problem per sist, consult y our neares t Son y de aler.
Additio nal Informat ion 63 US Sound Video signa ls are only output from the HDMI OUT jack when connecting the HDMI OUT jack and other video outp ut jacks at the same tim e. • S et [Output V ideo Format] in [Scr een Settings] to [Componen t Video] (page 55) .
64 US Operation There is no digita l sound from the HDMI OUT jack when using the Aud io Retu rn Channe l function. • S et [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Set tings] of [Syst em Settings] to [On] (page 57) . Also, set [Au dio Ret urn Chann el] in [HDM I Setti ngs] of [Syste m Settings] to [Auto] (pag e 57).
Additio nal Informat ion 65 US The disc does not pl ay. • You are att empting to play a disc with a format that can not be played back by this sy stem (page 69) . • Th e region code on th e BD/DVD does not match the sy stem. • M oisture has condensed insid e the unit and ma y cause damage to the lenses.
66 US USB device The Control fo r HDMI function does no t work. • S et [Control for HDMI] in [HDMI Set tings] of [Syst em Settings] to [On] (page 57). • Make sur e that t he conn ected c omponent is com patible wi th th e [Control for HDMI] function.
Additio nal Informat ion 67 US S-AIR BRAVIA Internet Video Network connection Symptom Probl ems and so lution s There is no sound fro m the S-AIR sub unit, noise is heard from the S -AIR su b unit, or sound from the S- AIR sub un it skips. • If you use a nother S- AIR main un it, place it more th an 25 feet (8 meters) a way from th e unit.
68 US USB Wireless LAN Adapter (BDV-E570 and BDV-T57 onl y) Other Symptom Problem s and soluti ons The system cannot connec t to the network or th e network connecti on is unstable. • The dista nce betwee n the unit a nd the wire less LAN rou ter is too far (page 27).
Additio nal Informat ion 69 US Playable Disc s 1) Since the B lu-ray Disc s pecification s are new an d evolving, som e discs may not be playabl e depending on the disc ty pe and the version . Also, the audio output di ffers de pending o n the s ource, con nected output jack , and selected au dio setting s.
70 US Playable Types o f Files Video Music Photo 1) The system does not play files encode d with DRM. 2) Canadian models onl y ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digita l video format cr eated by DivX, Inc. Th is is an official DivX Certifie d device that plays Di vX video.
Additio nal Informat ion 71 US Suppor ted Audio For mats Audi o format s suppor ted by this sy stem are as foll ows. a : Sup ported fo rmat. –: Unsupported f ormat. Video Output Resolution Output re solution di ffers dependin g on the [Outp ut Video Format] se tting in [S creen Setting s] (page 54).
72 US Specifica tions Amplifier Sec tion U.S. models: POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: (FTC) Front L + Fron t R: With 3 ohms loads, both channels driven, from 180 - 20,000 Hz; rate d 60 watts per c hannel minim um RMS power, wit h no more than 1% to tal harmonic distort ion from 250 mil li watts to rated output.
Additio nal Informat ion 73 US Dimension s (approx .) 290 mm × 49 mm × 49 mm (11 1 / 2 in × 1 15 / 16 in × 1 15 / 16 in) (w/h/ d) Mass (approx. ) 0.28 kg (10 oz) Subwoofer ( SS-WSB101) fo r BDV-E870/ BDV-E370/BDV-T37 Speaker s ystem Subwoofer B ass r eflex Speaker u nit 160 mm (6 3 / 8 in) cone t ype Rated impe dance 3 ohms Dimension s (approx.
74 US Language Cod e List The lang uage spelling s confor m to the IS O 639 : 1988 (E/F ) standa rd. Code Lang uag e Co de La ngua ge Code La ngua ge Code Lan gua ge 1027 Afar 1028 Abkh azian 1032 Afr.
Additio nal Informat ion 75 US Glossary AVCHD The AV CHD form at is a hi gh-d efini tion digita l video ca mera form at used to reco rd SD (stand ard defi nition) or HD (hi gh defi nition) signal s of either the 1080 i speci ficatio n* or the 720p spe cification** on DVDs, using efficie nt data com press ion coding tech nology.
76 US Dolby P ro Logic II Dolby P ro Logic II creates fi ve full -bandwidth outp ut channe ls from 2 ch annel sour ces. Thi s is done using a n adva nced, high-p urity m atrix surro und decoder that extr acts th e sp atial properties of the origin al recording with out adding any new sound s or tonal co lorat ions.
Additio nal Informat ion 77 US Pop-up menu An enha nced me nu operat ion ava ilable on BD- ROMs. Th e pop-up me nu appear s when POP UP/MEN U is p ressed during playba ck, an d can be operat ed whi le play back is in pr ogre ss.
78 US Index Numerics 24p True Cinema 77 A A/V SYNC 36 Attenuate - A UDI O 56 Audi o 56 Audio DRC 56 Audio O utput 56 Audio R eturn C hannel 58 Audio Se ttings 55 Auto Cal ibratio n 49, 56 Auto Display.
79 US Surround a mplifier 42 System Info rmation 59 SYSTEM MENU 30 , 36, 38, 39 T T est T one 51 TV T ype 54 U Update 54 USB 33 W WEP 2 7 WP A 2-PSK (AES) 27 WP A 2-PSK (TKIP) 27 WP A-PSK (AE S) 27 WP.
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